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scholarship

[skol-er-ship] / ˈskɒl ərˌʃɪp /




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Long known as a centre of Islamic scholarship and city wary of Muammar Gaddafi's authoritarian rule, Derna became a stronghold of Al-Qaeda and later the Islamic State group after the 2011 uprising.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The association is also offering financial support to scholarship winners who wish to travel back to Washington DC for the dinner, Jiang said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The scandal wasn’t merely that hoax papers were published, but that they were indistinguishable from actual scholarship in those fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Norman said he earned a baseball scholarship because he was the first player to step forward during a drill at a college camp.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

“Then she will hand you each your scholarship check. We had large cardboard checks made. We thought they'd be fun keepsakes.”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty




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